Tennessee Senate Bill SB0854

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10 and Title 17, relative to district attorneys general.

Summary

SB0854 makes a narrow change to Tennessee law governing district attorneys general. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-7-103(5) by extending a statutory deadline from 90 days to 120 days. Based on the caption and the cited code section, the bill concerns the administration of district attorneys general and adjusts the time allowed for a required action under that statute. The bill does not create a new program or alter criminal penalties; instead, it lengthens an existing deadline by 30 days. The effective date is July 1, 2025. Because the bill text is limited to a single amendment, its legal effect is targeted and procedural, affecting the timing requirements applicable to district attorneys general and any parties subject to the underlying deadline in § 8-7-103(5).

Impact

SB0854 would amend Tennessee Code Annotated Title 8 by replacing a 90-day deadline with a 120-day deadline in § 8-7-103(5). The practical impact is to give the affected office or official an additional month to complete the action required by that statute. No other statutory provisions are changed in the bill text, and the measure appears to be a technical or administrative adjustment rather than a substantive policy overhaul.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so the bill’s sentiment cannot be measured from debate or roll call data. From the text alone, the measure appears neutral and procedural, with no obvious partisan or policy controversy evident in the available materials.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided context. The only identifiable issue is whether extending the deadline from 90 to 120 days is necessary or desirable for district attorneys general, but no legislator, committee member, or stakeholder position is included in the record provided. As a result, any disagreement would likely center on administrative timing rather than broader legal or political concerns.